Kazakhstan: Vinesh Phogat ended her medal drought at Wrestling World Championships as the star Indian wrestler clinched a bronze in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. Vinesh Phogat defeated two-time world bronze medallist Maria Prevolaraki of Greece by fall in the bronze medal bout of 53 kg freestyle event. Vinesh is only the fifth Indian woman wrestler…
Know the Eligibility Criteria for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Scheme
September 19, 2019Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a Central Government initiative to provide affordable housing for the urban and rural poor of India. It was launched in 25th June 2015, with an aim to complete by the end of 2022. The Government of India proposed to build almost 2 Crore houses for the urban poor under the…
Finally KRS Road getting a Rs. 39 crore makeover
September 18, 2019Roadside box drainage, median and re-asphalting works begin Mysuru: An early morning visit to Chamundi Hill and an evening at the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is on every tourist’s itinerary. But for the past couple of years, this 28-kms drive to KRS has turned nightmarish as it is full of potholes and…
Karnataka State University Ranking 2019 Report released: JSS University No. 1
September 18, 2019Mysuru: City-based JSS University has once again topped the list under the Young Universities category in Karnataka State University Ranking 2019 Report. State Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan formally unveiled the Karnataka State University Ranking 2019 Report yesterday in Bengaluru. The Report ranks top higher educational institutions and Universities in four key categories…
Slipshod road works as Dasara is just 11 days away
September 18, 2019Mysuru: A quick fix solution to the battered and pothole-filled city roads and footpaths in the run-up to the Dasara festival is underway in many parts of the city, especially in the Central Business District. Patchworks and last-minute road and footpath works are a bane for this Heritage City and this routine is followed religiously…
‘Golden’ start for Yuva Sambhrama
September 18, 2019Actor Ganesh inaugurates 10-day Dasara cultural treat Mysuru: It was gay abandon for youngsters at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri as the most-awaited ‘Yuva Sambhrama,’ a cultural treat organised as a part of Dasara celebrations for the college students to showcase their talent, began yesterday. The 10-day event was inaugurated by ‘Golden Star’ Ganesh…
Entry tax waiver likely for other State vehicles
September 18, 2019Somanna interacts with journalists, stresses on setting up of Dasara Authority Mysuru: With a view to encourage tourism in Mysuru during Dasara, the State Government is likely to exempt tax payable in the State for vehicles registered outside Karnataka. The exemption is likely to be granted under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1957 for vehicles…
Some hope about Kodava Heritage Centre and Museum at Madikeri
September 18, 2019Works remain incomplete even after eight years Madikeri: The ‘Kodava Heritage Centre,’ Madikeri, envisaged by the Government in 2009-10 for introducing the unique Ainmane tradition of Kodavas with a Museum, is now in a limbo. When the project was envisaged in 2009-10, the cost of the project was estimated at Rs. 1.45 crore, but now…
Ramdas played keyrole in scrapping Educational qualification rule for DL: Minister
September 18, 2019Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna has maintained that K.R. MLA and former Minister S.A. Ramdas played a keyrole in the Centre’s decision to scrap the minimum educational requirement of a pass in eight standard for issuance of Driving License (DL). He was speaking after inaugurating the mass Driving License registration drive organised jointly by the…
Puttaraju miffed at not being invited for Somanna’s road inspection
September 18, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna was the target of former Minister and present Melukote MLA C.S. Puttaraju as he (Puttaraju) was not invited for the Minister’s KRS visit this morning. As soon as Somanna landed in KRS Dam, Puttaraju, accompanied by a battery of officials from Mandya, chided Somanna for not inviting him. “I…












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